Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Pick the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21 made a ground-breaking announcement. It came with a proposal with the rules to strengthen and 1) _________________ climate related declarations for investors. As per their statement, this rule would “require the registrants to provide certain climate-related disclosures in their registration statements and 2) _________________ reports, including the information about their climate-related risks…”
According to this rule some of the biggest multinational 3) ___________________ like ExxonMobil and Apple would need to provide data about their 4) _________________ to climate challenges such as sea level rise, and what are their plans, if any, they have to publish the information about the amount of 5) ________________ caused from the use of their products.
Choose the correct word to be used in blank 4.
Option 1: exposure
Option 2: syntax
Option 3: modulate
Option 4: caveat
Correct Answer:
exposure
Solution :
The correct answer is exposure.
ExxonMobil and Apple would need to provide data about their exposure to climate challenges such as sea level rise
Explanation:
Exposure is the only word that will fit the blank and make the sentence coherent.
It refers to the public disclosure of something private, especially something embarrassing or damaging.
Meaning of the rest of the words
Syntax -rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.
Modulate- exert a modifying or controlling influence on
Caveat- warning about a particular statement that should be remembered.